7-Eleven Expands Fresh Food Menu
Posted on: Thursday, 15 February 2007, 15:00 CST
Convenience-store operator 7-Eleven is freshening up its food offerings to cater to more sophisticated tastes, the Dallas company said.
Fresh food is growing, absolutely, and it continues to grow, fresh-food category Manager John Vaughan told The Dallas Morning News.
The company, which now sells papaya-mango fruit cups with chili-lime spice and turkey Capicolla wraps with basil spread along with deli-style lunch sandwiches, plans to increase fresh food sales from 10 percent, Vaughan said.
Competitors have expanded food sales by offering more extensive menus than are traditionally found in convenience stores, The Dallas Morning News reported.
The trend is fueled by several factors, including convenience store operators' decision to find high-margin options to replace cigarettes.
At some point, food needs to replace the cigarette business in dollars, Vaughan said. The legislation, the taxes, fewer people smoking. We're still going to have cigarettes but you don't make as much money.
To go along with fresh foods, the chain has stepped up wine sales, which account for 5 percent of alcohol sales.
Source: United Press International
Related Articles
- Glory Foods(R) Expands Fresh Produce Line Distribution Through C.H. Robinson Company Relationship
- Organic Food Sales Still Growing Despite Weak Economy
- Focus on the Non-Food Sales in Supermarkets
- Non-Food Sales In Supermarkets Market Assessment 2008 Available Now
- Pop N Go Appoints Etcetera Food Sales to Manage School Program
- Increased Propensity for Consumption and Higher Incomes in Romania Push Food Sales to Record High
- Latvia Bans Junk Food Sales in Schools
- House votes to ease rule on food sales to Cuba
- Profits Alert As Northern Foods' Sales Crumble
- Many Stores Still Take Dropped Tax Survey Finds Illegal Food Sale Charge
 |
 |
User Comments (0)
RSS Feeds